tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post3687177605089403684..comments2024-01-23T03:32:55.662-05:00Comments on The Beautiful Gate: Your Biggest CrossMary N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-79279724250969869092014-03-06T21:13:12.441-05:002014-03-06T21:13:12.441-05:00Hi Theresa!
Thanks, I decided this place needed a...Hi Theresa! <br />Thanks, I decided this place needed an update. The pink was hurting my sleep deprived eyes...lol.<br /><br />Insomnia is a big fat cross :) Leaves me with a fried brain. But I have made it bigger than it is many times because of my "internal circumstances". Sigh. We really are all "seasick" as Chesterton puts it. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting, my friend. Please know this "seasick" person prays for you.Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-74427115269343378502014-03-06T18:11:44.096-05:002014-03-06T18:11:44.096-05:00Mary! Where have I been idling around? Your blog...Mary! Where have I been idling around? Your blog looks great. I have to check my blog list because I am missed this post.<br /><br />I have no issue with seeing myself as the biggest cross, trust me...I know it. It smacks me on the shoulder every day! (Although I would like to call insomnia a big fat cross right now!)<br /><br />Graces this Lent. xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-80135284048834445372014-03-06T16:11:40.735-05:002014-03-06T16:11:40.735-05:00Great comment, Patricia! Yeah, I think we definite...Great comment, Patricia! Yeah, I think we definitely DO get in God's way!<br /><br />I hope you have a blessed Lent as well :) <br /><br />A book? In my brain-fried state lately? I'll have to wait until the needle moves off of spacey first. Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-10594994866796330622014-03-06T16:02:12.374-05:002014-03-06T16:02:12.374-05:00Lol...you mean the saints are right. It took me a ...Lol...you mean the saints are right. It took me a long time to believe them!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-40648799607781252232014-03-06T00:50:39.986-05:002014-03-06T00:50:39.986-05:00Oh Mary, how true! And we keep getting in the way...Oh Mary, how true! And we keep getting in the way of the Lord Who is trying to lighten our burden and give us rest, because we won't let go of our control, and so we wear ourselves out dragging this old cross around! Pride...does it ever really go away?!<br /><br />I agree with Anne...book, please! Love and prayers for a holy Lent +Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544210857236830904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-79191453377333898202014-03-05T21:21:52.587-05:002014-03-05T21:21:52.587-05:00I've never thought of this, but I think you...I've never thought of this, but I think you're right, Mary! rosebud101https://www.blogger.com/profile/04266675372008597168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-84967681994553219552014-03-05T09:36:17.265-05:002014-03-05T09:36:17.265-05:00Hi Anne,
Thank you for your encouraging words :) I...Hi Anne,<br />Thank you for your encouraging words :) I hope you and your family have a blessed Lent!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-87010450471055859782014-03-05T06:13:26.458-05:002014-03-05T06:13:26.458-05:00Mary, you should put together a book of practical ...Mary, you should put together a book of practical suggestions to grow in faith. Your posts are always so inspiring and helpful! Thank you for the gift of your wisdom.Anne Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795710781396825094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-34878154236811733912014-03-04T16:49:24.578-05:002014-03-04T16:49:24.578-05:00Thanks, Monica :) You hit it right on the nose...l...Thanks, Monica :) You hit it right on the nose...lol. Getting over ourselves is no picnic though! Thanks for commenting!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-27700698214476353022014-03-04T16:45:46.012-05:002014-03-04T16:45:46.012-05:00Hi Karin,
You make a very good point here and it&#...Hi Karin,<br />You make a very good point here and it's a subject that has been on my mind a lot lately and the food for another post I'm working on. Dying to self and growing in virtue are two of the things that "sweeten the cross" - so the saints could bear heavy crosses because self didn't get in the way as much. <br /><br />I hope you have a blessed Lent too.Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-60220981891857589982014-03-04T16:37:29.296-05:002014-03-04T16:37:29.296-05:00Funny, Victor! I'm sure that wouldn't go o...Funny, Victor! I'm sure that wouldn't go over well!<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the post - I almost didn't hit publish (it's been sitting in my drafts) because I know how bluntly I stated this truth about how we are our heaviest crosses but , really, how can it be softened? Lol. It can't be! I don't know why it took me so many years to see it. <br /><br />Er, yes I do : pride. I was too proud to accept it. Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-14328017511945073562014-03-04T13:50:59.765-05:002014-03-04T13:50:59.765-05:00Loving these quotes here. Also love a post that is...Loving these quotes here. Also love a post that is right to the point! So very true. If I can just get over myself, I'd be a lot more at peace! Ha!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232144611140593989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-26680787623840291162014-03-04T13:13:03.813-05:002014-03-04T13:13:03.813-05:00Mary,
It can be so easy to see others as our cross...Mary,<br />It can be so easy to see others as our crosses, but what you say here is really true. Perhaps the more we surrender our heavy selves to God, the lighter this cross of self will become. Sin just adds to our weight. The sacraments are a wonderful "weightloss" program :)<br />Thanks for this and for Chesterton's quotes. One of the reasons I like him is because he is so straightforward. Like Jesus, he doesn't mince words.<br />Have a blessed and fruitful Lent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124468084334204166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-81126721040767455942014-03-04T12:39:34.034-05:002014-03-04T12:39:34.034-05:00The sermon in church was from Matthew 16:21-27 whe...The sermon in church was from Matthew 16:21-27 where Jesus says to his disciples: “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me”.<br /><br />When I got home I thought I’d do something nice. I gave my wife a big hug and a kiss, and carried her indoors.<br /><br />Startled she snapped "What’s wrong with you, have you gone crazy?"<br /><br />"No my dear,” I replied. "Didn’t you hear the sermon? Jesus said pick up your cross and follow Me".<br /><br />I got a slap in the face and severe backache. No Sunday lunch either! <br /><br />And now the serious bit ...<br /><br />Mary, this is yet another splendid post and I thank you for it. In reality, our relationship should be on a one-to-one basis with God. Yes, we learn from the Bible, from our priests and from each other. But at the end of the day our relationship is with God.<br /><br />If the going is heavy ... it is because of us. We are our own heaviest crosses. As you rightly say.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.com